The Shemwell Family

William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr.Age: 79 years19262006

Name
William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr.
Given names
William Brandt
Surname
Ford
Name suffix
Sr.
Nickname
Bill
Birth October 22, 1926 29 30
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Nathan Allen Jr.
December 3, 1929 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLouisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill
February 28, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterAnne Allen Ford
March 22, 1933 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Jo Ford
August 18, 1935 (Age 8 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sisterAnne Allen Ford
May 27, 1977 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherChloe P Ford
May 15, 1992 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherGladys Myrtle Allen
December 26, 1992 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMary Jo Ford
June 3, 1994 (Age 67 years)
Death March 25, 2006 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1919
10 months
elder brother
James Durwood Ford
Birth: October 19, 1919 22 23Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 1919Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Chloe Helen Ford
Birth: June 30, 1922 24 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 7, 2013Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr.
Birth: October 22, 1926 29 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 2006Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger sister
Anne Allen Ford
Birth: March 22, 1933 35 36Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 1977Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Jo Ford
Birth: August 18, 1935 37 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 3, 1994Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Family with Joan Virginia Allen - View this family
himself
William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr.
Birth: October 22, 1926 29 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 2006Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Joan Virginia Allen
Birth: January 24, 1927Oakland, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 25, 2018Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Chloe P Ford - Household

Pulaski, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ford, Chloe PheadMW31M20KYKYKYSalesmanRetail Hardware
Ford, MyrtlewifeFW30M20KYKYKY
Ford, ChloedaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Ford, WilliamsonMW3-5mSKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Chloe P Ford - Household

1232 Laurel Avenue Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ford, Chloe PheadMW42MKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKYSalesmanWholesale Tobacco
Ford, MyrtlewifeFW43MKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, HelendaughterFW17SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, William BsonMW13SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, AnnesonMW7SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, Mary JdaughterFW4SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY